For an exact match it's faster to wrap the term inside quote marks: "Milwaukee Harbor" will get just that result, rather than all harbors.
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Welcome
Enter any phrase or name to the search field, such as lighthouse names, location, person's names, etc.
Collections / Donors
- American Lighthouse Foundation [77]
- Donations of National Archives Miscellaneous Research [16]
- Great Lakes Lighthouse Keeper's Association [56]
- Herb Entwistle Postcard Collection [2085]
- Jeremy D'Entremont Collection [447]
- John Graham Collection [154]
- Josh Liller Collection [9]
- Kraig Anderson Inventory of Lighthouse Personnel [26704]
- Library of Congress [926]
- National Archives [9937]
- National Park Service [434]
- Penobscot Marine Museum Collection [29]
- Robert A. Knight Collection [71]
- Robert Bachand Collection [9]
- Society Archives [7318]
- Data Created by Society [479]
- THE KEEPER'S LOG [343]
- Suffolk River Heritage Collection [88]
- U.S. Coast Guard [186]
- U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office [2264]
- U.S. Lighthouse Service BULLETIN [8]
Places
- Depot [85]
- Fog Signal Station [2]
- House of refuge [1]
- Lifesaving Station [2]
- Light Station [1181]
- Lightship Station [136]
- Minor Aid to Navigation [374]
- Museum [43]
- National Archives and Records Administration [1]
- Non-Government ATON [4]
- Private (Faux) Lighthouse [16]
- Replica [12]
- Treasury Building - Lighthouse Board [1]
Objects
- Air Vent [26]
- Atomic Generator [1]
- Barn [67]
- Boat House [59]
- Bulb Changer [16]
- Buoy [9]
- Center Support Post [5]
- Cistern [35]
- Clockwork [52]
- Clockwork Weight [21]
- Clockwork Weight Door [5]
- Clockwork Weight Pit [5]
- Clockwork Weight Shelf [6]
- Clockwork Weight Tube [18]
- DCB Aero Searchlight Optic [9]
- Deck Light [9]
- Deed [19]
- Electrical Generators - Compressor [40]
- Engine [5]
- Fog Signal [400]
- Foundation - Piling [17]
- Fresnel Lens [532]
- Garage [8]
- GENERAL INFORMATION [7]
- Interpretive Sign [96]
- Keeper's Dwelling [529]
- Keeper's Tools [9]
- Lamp [33]
- Lamp Pole [3]
- Lantern [426]
- LED Array [21]
- Oil Storage [216]
- Optics General [29]
- Pedestal [83]
- Plastic Fresnel Lens [20]
- Privy [55]
- Radio System [13]
- Reflector [25]
- Screw Pile [10]
- Searchlights - Aero Beacon [1]
- Site Map [86]
- Stairway [125]
- Tramway [37]
- Truck [8]
People
- Administrator [1]
- Depot Personnel [565]
- Caretakers [2]
- Lighthouse District Personnel [17]
- Tender or Utility Vessel Personnel [7290]
- Superintendents [70]
- Relief Keeper [4]
- Other Lighthouse Personnel [433]
- Lightship Personnel [6169]
- Lighthouse Service [182]
- Contractor [2]
- Light Keeper [15249]
- Light Keeper African-American [66]
- Light Keeper Female [492]
- Light Keeper and Lightship Personnel [2]
- Light Keeper and Tender Personnel [18]
- Light Keeper, Tender, and Lightship Personnel [1]
- Lampist [2]
- Inventors [2]
- Inspectors [353]
- Engineers [221]
- U.S. Lighthouse Board [134]
Vessels
- Lightship [174]
- Small Craft [27]
- Tender (buoy and/or lighthouse) [258]
- Utility Vessel [48]